6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 19th August, 2025
Forecaster: Maclean Jn Baptiste

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is fair.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with showers nearby.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.
Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 79%.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 14 mph or 22 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:
At Hewanorra Airport: nil. At GFL Charles Airport: trace.
Total rainfall for the month of August thus far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 53.6 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 32.7 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:51 am. Sunset tomorrow: 6:22 pm.

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 17 mph or 28 km/h.
Weather: Fair skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with brief scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms tonight. Fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few isolated showers tomorrow.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 12:58 am…Low at 8:06 am.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 07:14 pm…High at 2:05 am.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Fair skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with widely scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A weak tropical wave will cause occasionally cloudy skies, with some widely scattered showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.
Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic, is moving westward near 20 mph or 31 km/h. Gradual development of this wave is expected during the next few days, and a tropical depression could form toward the end of the week or this weekend. This system should approach the vicinity of the Leeward Islands on Friday.
A third tropical wave located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic, continues to produce a concentrated area of showers and thunderstorms. Development of this wave is possible over the next couple of days, as the system moves westward at around 15 mph or 24 km/h.